Pros
SVB works with a lot of start-ups, early stage companies, private equity groups, and it even has a private banking arm. Working here, you'll see some interesting use cases in their product org. Depending on what products you cover, you'll likely work with some interesting companies and even some recognizable names. That said, SVB is a publicly traded company with really ambitious growth goals. You'll work on many tough problems over a defined timeline and you'll work with a lot of cross-functional teams as you do it. Overall, SVB has a very good culture. They encourage empathy and respect. People are generally very helpful, opening to meeting you, willing to discuss new topics/issues out of the blue, and there are a lot of resources internally to help you find teams you need to speak to.
Cons
SVB wants to do too much. There are a lot of conflicting priorities in their product org. This is pretty typical of product orgs. But it means you need to be vigilant about defending your resources, documenting decisions and socializing things. If you're not good about this, you/your team/clients will be impacted. SVB is trying very hard to make their product development agile, which again is typical of most product orgs. While SVB does it better than other banks I've worked at, it still has a lot of room for improvement. Again, you have to be vigilant in order to do well here. Lastly, SVB has some pretty foundational tech debt. Typical. This is something they're addressing, but it's a multi-year journey, and in the meantime you'll frequently face the limits caused by this tech debt.